Petersburg OKs money for gateway improvement

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Jul 9, 2009 at 12:01 AMSep 10, 2014 at 12:36 PM

PETERSBURG - City Council approved granting some relief Tuesday night to the Petersburg Foundation for several properties it owns fronting East Washington Street and a property that faces Franklin Street in the city.The properties are part of the founda

PETERSBURG - City Council approved granting some relief Tuesday night to the Petersburg Foundation for several properties it owns fronting East Washington Street and a property that faces Franklin Street in the city.

The properties are part of the foundation's efforts to improve the gateways leading into the city.

City Manager B. David Canada made the recommendation to council that the city enter into a similar arrangement as the one with the Sycamore Rouge.

City Spokeswoman Joanne Williams said that in the arrangement, the city provides a grant to the organization to cover the amount of the property taxes.

Joe Battiston told council that the organization is planning on putting in brick sidewalks in front of the properties in the 300 block of East Washington Street a little later this summer.

"We also plan on fixing the broken curb," Battiston said after the meeting.

Battiston though gave credit for the initiation of the changes to foundation President William A. Patton.

"Bill has really done a tremendous amount of work," Battiston said. He said that the foundation recently received a grant from The Cameron Foundation that will allow the group to continue the popular Thursday in Old Towne Concert Series.

Proceeds from the concert series are used to improve the entrance to the city.

Last year the foundation renovated a house, cleaned out a former railroad right of way behind the house, and paid for the installation of brick-and-wrought-iron fences.

The work to the entrance was recommended as part of the Army-Community Heritage Partnership Report. Specifically, the report calls for the improvements to the city's gateways into the downtown district.

- F.M. Wiggins may be reached at 732-3456, ext. 3254 or fwiggins@progress-index.com.

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